⁴ Yea, thou dost make reverence void, And dost diminish meditation before God.

¹³ And Saul dieth because of his trespass that he trespassed against Jehovah, against the word of Jehovah that he kept not, and also for asking at a familiar spirit -- to inquire, --

¹⁴ and he inquired not at Jehovah, and He putteth him to death, and turneth round the kingdom to David son of Jesse.

³¹ Law then do we make useless through the faith? let it not be! yea, we do establish law.

¹ And he spake also a simile to them, that it behoveth `us' always to pray, and not to faint,

⁶ And those removing from after Jehovah, And who have not sought Jehovah, nor besought Him.

¹⁰ And lifted him up hath his loved one, even his burner, To bring forth the bones from the house, And he said to him who `is' in the sides of the house, `Is there yet with thee?' And he said, `None,' then he said, `Hush! Save to make mention of the name of Jehovah.'

¹⁴ And have not cried unto Me with their heart, but howl on their beds, For corn and new wine they assemble themselves, They turn aside against Me.

¹²⁶ Time for Jehovah to work! they have made void Thy law.

¹ To the Overseer. -- By a servant of Jehovah, by David. The transgression of the wicked Is affirming within my heart, `Fear of God is not before his eyes,

² For he made `it' smooth to himself in his eyes, To find his iniquity to be hated.

³ The words of his mouth `are' iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently -- to do good.

¹⁰ On the Mighty doth he delight himself? Call God at all times?

¹⁴ To a despiser of his friends `is' shame, And the fear of the Mighty he forsaketh.

⁸ Yet I -- I inquire for God, And for God I give my word,

⁵ But now, it cometh in unto thee, And thou art weary; It striketh unto thee, and thou art troubled.

⁶ Is not thy reverence thy confidence? Thy hope -- the perfection of thy ways?

²¹ I do not make void the grace of God, for if righteousness `be' through law -- then Christ died in vain.